Corridor access requests
All excavation and trenching work carried out within the road corridor must be carried out in accordance with the National Code of Practice for Utilities Operators Access to the Transport Corridors (NCP-UOATC) and the NZTA’s ‘New Zealand guide to Temporary Traffic Management’. See Any works must have reference to trees and landscape planting. New Zealand guide to temporary traffic management. Any person or business planning to dig up part of the road/berm as part of a project (including smaller projects such as installing a new driveway, laying water pipes or holding an event) must have an accepted corridor access request (CAR). If work is being carried out on private property or business property but needs to use some of the road reserve, refer to Council’s website for the process and consider whether a CAR is required. A CAR application can be made by going to or for excavations and utility installations or for non-excavations and events. Applicants will need to register, fill in the application form including a sketch or plan of the location and works and click ‘submit’. A traffic management plan (TMP) will also need to be submitted when applying for a CAR. This can be done at the same time as the application. To find out more about TMPs visit Council’s website.beforeudig.co.nzsubmitica.co.nzcorridoraccess.co.nz Fees are applicable for applications from utility operators for access to Council’s transport corridor in accordance with the NCP-UOATC. The latest fees can be found on Council’s website. Where works are proposed that affect roads from an adjoining district council or a state highway, the developer/contractor must obtain additional acceptances from that authority.